José Sacal is a sculptor

Sculpture

Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...

 and ceramist born in Mexico

Mexico

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 (Cuernavaca, Morelos). His work has been interpreted as Surrealism

Surrealism

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....

, a sandbox with the subconscious mind. His art is essence because it arrives from the deepest of his feelings expressed through the beings he creates. His creatures tell us a story, speak to us about their roots, of their surroundings and their feelings: family, love, loneliness and despair.

Early life

As a young man, Sacal studied in the Instituto Regional de Bellas Artes, del Estado de Morelos, Antiguo Molino De Sto. Dominigo (INBA

Inba

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) and with the masters Arthur Khronengold and Enrique Altamirano.

Studies

• 1965-69 The National Institute of Fine Arts, in Cuernavaca Morelos
• 1969-72 The Institute of Arts "La Esmeralda"
• 1973-78 Arthur Kronhnengold's Workshop
• 1979-82 The National Institute of Fine Arts, in Mexico City
  Mexico City
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• 1983-87 Enrique Altamirano's Workshop

Exhibits

World renowned Mexican sculptor, José Sacal, whose sculpture Holocausto is on display at the MOT, was honored at a special reception here on Sunday, July 19, 2009.http://www.museumoftolerance.com/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=tmL6KfNVLtH&b=5052379&ct=7243941

In 2008, the Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 featured an exhibit José Sacal, Contemporary Sculpture from Mexico.

In 2011, "Personajes de impacto y corazones" en el Metro in Mexico City

Mexico City

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This is the prelude to a major exhibition, comprising more than 70 sculptures in bronze, in the whereabouts of the Public Transport System, account of the most emblematic of the national and international culture that marked the life of Jose Sacal